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PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.-

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22, 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22, 1906.

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CHARLES ZIMMERMAN, OFFREDERIGK, MARYLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- IRONING-TABLE.

Patented July 23, 1907.

Application filed December 22,1906. Serial No. 349,122.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ZIMMERMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Frederick, in the County of Frederick and State of Maryland, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Ironing-Tables; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same collapsed or with the prop folded. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side view, one leg of the prop being broken away. ,Fig. 4 is a fragmentary central vertical longitudinal section of the table. Fig. 5 is a side view partly broken away with prop in supporting position. Fig. 6 is a similar view with the prop partly folded. Fig. 7 is a similar view with the prop completely folded.

The invention relates to ironing boards, and it consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth.

The object of the invention is to provide an ironing board having a strong folding prop at its larger end, which will be automatically braced when unfolded to support said end, the smaller end of the board being arranged to rest upon a table or chair in secure manner.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a, designates the ironing board, having under its small end rubber cushions b being of rounded character and projecting but little from the under surface of the board, so that while they will serve to engage the surface of a table, they will not interfere with the manipulation of a shirt or skirt when it is designed to slip such an article on or ofi the board.

Under the large end of the board is a transverse cleat c, which is secured to the board by screws or other suitable fastenings and is thick enough to provide a bearing face d, for a hinge e, whereby a brace f, is connected to said cleat. This brace is a straight piece of wood having at its lower end or foot a tenon g, and next the same a shoulder h. The brace is also provided at its lower end with transverse bars k.

At a short distance from the cleat c, is hinged to the under side of the ironing board a broad prop or support m, which consists of two legs 1), connected at their upper ends to a transverse head bar .9, and at a certain distance above their lower ends by transverse brace bars t, and u, and upright guide bars to, also connected to the head board and to one or both of said transversebrace bars. The guide bars to, have their inner edges parallel to each other and the interval between said edges sufficiently wide to receive the brace f, which in this way has a sliding connection with the prop. These guide bars are of proper thickness to fit between the transverse bars k, of the brace f. In practice the legs, guide bars, and brace f, may all be cut from material of the same thickness. The legs 10, extend downward and are in clined a little outward toward their lower ends so as to provide a wide supporting base, and, when in position to support the ironing board, this broad prop is designed to incline downward and away from the small end of the board, the angle of inclination with the board being about sixty degrees, more or less. At this angle the brace f, engages by its shouldered lower end the transverse brace bar u, of the prop m, and as its transverse bars 7c, engage the outer and inner lateral surfaces of the guide bars 11), it serves to hold the prop securely in position. I

The transverse bars 7c, are secured to the brace f, one below the other or in such wise that the inner cleat has its upper edge 2, opposite the lower'edge 3, of the outer cleat. And the brace f, is designed to have, when in operation, a position which is slightly inclined to the vertical.

The slideway 2, between the bracing guides to, is long enough to permit the prop m, to be folded fiat against the under surface of the ironing board, and at the same time to allow the brace f, to fold into the plane of the prop, in which position its' lower end lies between the upper ends of the guide bars.

When the prop and brace are folded against the board, the transverse bars 70 are in free engagement with the guide bars, and when the prop and brace are turned downward and extended to operative position, said bracing cleats are also in somewhat free engagement. But between these positions, owing to the spaced relation of the transverse bars It with each other and the fact that the guide bars and the brace f, are of the same thickness, the engagement between said guide bars and the transverse bars 70 is suflicient'ly close to provide a frictional contact or bite, which is designed to prevent the prop from falling out of position when the smaller end is raised for manipulating a skirt or shirt in placing the same in the board or taking it off. The angular inclination of the prop or support m, being directed away from the smaller end of the board, in such wise that the lower ends of the legs are almost or quite vertically under the larger end of said board, there is provided un der the board plenty of room for the hanging portion of a skirt or dress, so that it is not liable to become caught and torn or soiled.

Having described the invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An ironing board designed to rest at one end upon a suitable support and having near its other end a hinged support adapted to rest upon the floor and provided with a longitudinal guideway having a stop at its lower end, a hinged brace located at the same end portion of the board as said support, extending at its lower end portion in said guideway and abutting at its lower end against said stop, whereby the major portion of the board has no obstruction beneath it, and means having rigid connection with said hinged brace for sliding frictional engagement with the outer and inner lateral surfaces at the sides of the guideway to resist displacement of the support and brace with relation to each other.

2. An ironing board designed to rest at one end upon a suitablef support and having Jiear its other end a hinged support adapted to rest upon the floor and provided with a longitudinal guideway having a stop at its lower end, a hinged brace located at the same end portion of the board as said support, extending at its lower end portion in said' guideway and abutting at its lower end against said stop, said hinged brace having rigidly connected thereto atits lower end outer and inner transverse bars adapted to have a sliding frictional engagement with the outer and inner lateral surfaces at the sides of the guideway.

suitable support and having near its othercend "a hinged support adapted to rest upon the floor and provided with parallel guide-bars forminga longitudinal guideway, and a transverse brace bar at the 'lower end of said parallel guide bars forming a stop, a hinged brace located at the same end portion of. the board as said support, extending at its lower end'portion in said guideway and abutting at its lower end against said stop, said hinged brace having rigidly connected thereto at its lower end enter and inner transverse bars adapted to have a sliding frictional engagement with the outer and inner lateral surfaces of said guide bars.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

' CHARLES ZIMMERMAN.

Witnesses I G. W. KINDLEY, CHAS. F. ZIMMERMAN. 

